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Agenda 6:30 Intr oduc tions 6:35 e se ntation Pr Na tha nie l Ba ke r, Co mmunity Pla nne r, City o f T o ro nto Re b e c c a Sc ia rra , Pa rtne r, Se nio r Pro je c t Ma na g e r, ASI 7:15 Ne xt Ste ps 7:20 Que stions, F e e dbac k and Comme nts 8:00 Closing Re mar ks

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S ite Context

Offic ial Plan – L and U se Map

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Pr ojec ts affec ting E xhibition Plac e Go Station Ontario Place – Former Celebration Commons Plan BMO Field

S tudy Pur pose

S tudy Pur pose • I de ntify e le me nts o f E xhib itio n Pla c e tha t re ta in c ultura l he rita g e va lue a nd c o ntrib ute to the a re a a s a c ultura l he rita g e la ndsc a pe • Co nduc t: – a Cultura l He rita g e L a ndsc a pe Asse ssme nt – a Sta g e 1 Arc ha e o lo g ic a l Re so urc e Asse ssme nt – Co nse rva tio n Stra te g ie s a nd Guide line s

What is a Cultur al H er itage L andsc ape? A Cultura l He rita g e L a ndsc a pe is a “ de fine d g e o g ra phic a l a re a tha t ma y ha ve b e e n mo difie d b y huma n a c tivity a nd is ide ntifie d a s ha ving c ultura l he rita g e va lue o r inte re st b y a c o mmunity, inc luding a n a b o rig ina l c o mmunity . Pro vinc ia l Po lic y Sta te me nt 2014

What is a Cultur al H er itage L andsc ape? De fine d g e o g ra phic a l a re a mo difie d b y huma n a c tivity o f c ultura l he rita g e va lue o r inte re st rust ma g e s: Onta rio He rita g e T I De sig ne d E vo lve d Asso c ia tive Ga rde n a t F ulfo rd Pla c e , Sc o tsda le F a rm, Ha lto n Hills K a y-Na h-Chi-Wa h-Nung , Bro c kville Ma nito u Mo unds, Stra tto n

Managing Cultur al H er itage L andsc apes • I de ntify a nd e va lua te the c ultura l he rita g e la ndsc a pe • Pro te c t using Pla nning Ac t o r Onta rio He rita g e Ac t whe re re c o mme nde d • Co nse rve c ultura l he rita g e va lue • Asse ss impa c ts o f de ve lo pme nt o r site a lte ra tio n Sig nific a nt “ c ultura l he rita g e la ndsc a pe s sha ll b e c o nse rve d . Pro vinc ia l Po lic y Sta te me nt 2014

S tudy Design We a re he re Pha se 1 Pha se 2 Pha se 3 Pha se 4 Ba c kg ro und Re vie w Asse ssme nt o f E xisting Cultura l He rita g e Co nse rva tio n a nd Ana lysis Co nd itio ns Va lue Stra te g ie s a nd Re c o mme nd a tio ns

City of T or onto’s H er itage Register Listed Part IV Designated Intended

Pr el i mi nar y Refi nement of Ar c haeol ogi c al Potenti al Zone of General Archaeological Potential ASA

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S ite E volution Indige nous Oc c upation 9,000 B.P. Ind ig e no us pe o ple o c c upy a nd use the la ke sho re zo ne . F or t Rouille 1751 F o rt Ro uille is e sta b lishe d within the a re a o f the pre se nt d a y E xhib itio n Pla c e . T own of Yor k 1793 T o wn o f Yo rk is fo und e d a nd F o rt Yo rk is c re a te d a t the mo uth o f Ga rriso n Cre e k. ‘Ne w F ort’ 1841 T he 'Ne w F o rt' is e sta b lishe d we st-so uthwe st o f the o ld F o rt Yo rk.

Plan of the Ordnance Reserve at Toronto Canada 1862 [Sgd] J. Stoughton Dennis P.L.S. Toronto 28th Feb. 1862. Owen Jones Del / 62, Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources, Office of the Surveyor General: SR5904 O8-25

Ina ug ura l Provinc ia l F a ir 1846 T he Bo a rd o f Ag ric ulture fo r Ca na d a We st e sta b lishe s a ro ta ting fa ir pro vinc ia l in sc o pe with the ina ug ura l o ne he ld in T o ro nto o n the g ro und s o f Go ve rnme nt Ho use . Provinc ia l F a ir a t Ga rrison Re se rve 1878 T he 33rd Annua l Pro vinc ia l F a ir is he ld o n the we ste rn po rtio n o f the Ga rriso n Re se rve site . Industria l E xhibition Assoc ia tion 1879 Ind ustria l E xhib itio n Asso c ia tio n o f T o ro nto fo rms to ho st the ir o wn a nnua l e ve nt. G.W. Gouinloc k Pla n 1902 G.W. Go uinlo c k is hire d b y the City o f T o ro nto to re d e sig n the e xhib itio n g ro und s fo r the twe ntie th c e ntury.

Goad, Charles E. Atlas of the city of Toronto and suburbs. 1910, Plate 20. 1910

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Ca na dia n Na tiona l E xhibition 1912 T he e xhib itio n is re na me d the Ca na d ia n Na tio na l E xhib itio n (CNE ) to re c o g nize the na tio na l ro le the e ve nt pla ye d . Cha pma n a nd Oxle y Pla n 1920 Cha pma n a nd Oxle y a re hire d to re d e sig n the e xhib itio n pa rk. Ga rdine r Construc te d 1953 T he Ga rd ine r is b uilt to the no rth sid e o f the pro pe rty. De mo litio n o f milita ry b uild ing s whic h b e g a n in 1951 e nd s, le a ving o nly o ne milita ry b uild ing sta nd ing . Onta rio Pla c e Ope ns 1971 F o llo wing the o pe ning o f Onta rio Pla c e in 1971, nume ro us stud ie s a nd pla ns a re c o mple te d fo r E xhib itio n Pla c e , b ut a re la rg e ly une xe c ute d . Dire c t E ne rg y Ce ntre Ope ns 1996 T o ro nto Blue Ja ys ML B te a m a nd T o ro nto Arg o na uts CF L te a m re lo c a te to a ne w fa c ility, the SkyDo me .

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F indings to Date • A ric h milita ry a nd e xhib itio n histo ry • L a ye re d site with e le me nts fro m milita ry pe rio d a nd twe ntie th c e ntury e xhib itio n • I mpo rta nt c o nne c tio ns b e twe e n b uilding s a nd la ndsc a pe fe a ture s • I c o nic la ndma rk e ntra nc e s

S ummar y Site a s e xpa nse o f o pe n spa c e o ve rlo o king the wa te rfro nt a nd de fine d b y pe rma ne nt a nd mo nume nta l e xhib itio n pa vilio ns se t in a ttra c tive ly la ndsc a pe d a re a s • A 'Co mmo ns' de sig ne d to e nc o ura g e pub lic inte ra c tio ns a nd a c tivitie s, pe rfo rma nc e a nd spe c ta c le ; a site o rie nte d to the so uth a nd de sig ne d in re spo nse to L a ke Onta rio . • Cluste ring o f b uilding s de sig ne d in a Be a ux-Arts style with 1890 de fine d la ndsc a pe s a nd o rg a nize d a ro und a g ra nd pla za c e nte re d o n the fo rme r Go o de rha m F o unta in (pre se nt Princ e ss Ma rg a re t F o unta in). • Spa c e s b e twe e n b uilding s re ma in do mina nt; 67.5% o f the site is de fine d b y o pe n spa c e c o ve ra g e . • Pe rsiste nt rib b o n o f g re e n a t so uthe rn e dg e a nd a lo ng o rig ina l L a ke Onta rio sho re line . 1912

S ummar y • Re ma ining pa rte rre g a rde ns a nd pa la tia l la ndsc a pe s, the Princ e ss Ma rg a re t F o unta in a nd e ntra nc e a t Duffe rin de fine d b y Duffe rin Ga te s a nd Ce nte nnia l Pa rk o n the we st side o f the site survive a s disting uishing inte rc o nne c te d e le me nts e xpre ssive o f the site 's e a rly de sig n princ iple s, func tio n, a nd visio n. • Gra nd a xia l e ntra nc e pla za fro m the e a st sho wc a sing mo nume nta l b uilding s a nd e mb ra c ing mo re c o nte mpo ra ry a rc hite c tura l influe nc e s a s a dva nc e d b y 1929 the Art De c o Style a nd la te r, b uilding s re fle c ting Mo de rnist a rc hite c ture . • Cluste ring o f ic o nic Mo de rnist b uilding a re se nsitive to de sig n princ iple s a dva nc e d b y Cha pma n a nd Oxle y a nd e xpre ss site 's de sire to sho wc a se mid-c e ntury mo de rnity in the po st-Se c o nd Wo rld Wa r pe rio d. • Co mpa c t fo unda tio n pla nting s a nd prima ry b uilding e ntra nc e s o rie nte d to Princ e s' Bo ule va rd pe rsist a t the e a ste rn e dg e . 1972 1960

S ummar y • E ro sio n a nd de g ra da tio n o f de sig n visio n a nd histo ric a l c ha ra c te r a c ro ss the site in pla c e s: disc o nne c tio n o f Ho rtic ulture Building a nd Ba ndshe ll; re sidua l o r iso la te d g re e n spa c e s; re tre a ting o pe n g re e n spa c e o ve rlo o king L a ke Onta rio . • L a ndsc a pe type s ide ntifie d in the site re ve a l tha t la rg e a re a s o f the o pe n spa c e s o f the site la c k de finitio n, a ltho ug h the y a re linke d to the o rig ina l pa la tia l la ndsc a pe s o f the o rig ina l g ro unds. 1960’s

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Next S teps We a re he re Pha se 1 Pha se 2 Pha se 3 Pha se 4 Ba c kg ro und Re vie w Asse ssme nt o f E xisting Cultura l He rita g e Co nse rva tio n a nd Ana lysis Co nd itio ns Va lue Stra te g ie s a nd Re c o mme nd a tio ns